Plant Reproduction Process Overview

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What is the function of the tapetum in a microsporangium?

Protection of the pollen grains

Nourishment of developing pollen grains (correct)

Release of pollen grains

Formation of microspore tetrads

Which structure is responsible for the dehiscence of an anther?

Middle layers

Endothecium (correct)

Tapetum

Epidermis

What is the function of the sporogenous tissue in a microsporangium?

Release of pollen

Meiotic divisions to form microspore tetrads (correct)

Formation of pollen grains

Protection of microspores

What do the microspores develop into as the anthers mature?

Pollen grains Signup and view all the answers

How are microspores arranged when they are first formed?

Clusters of four cells Signup and view all the answers

What do the opened anthers release upon dehiscence?

Pollen grains Signup and view all the answers

What initiates several hormonal and structural changes in a plant leading to the differentiation and development of the floral primordium?

The decision that the plant is going to flower Signup and view all the answers

Which part of a typical stamen attaches to the thalamus or petal of the flower?

Filament Signup and view all the answers

Which part of a typical stamen bears the male reproductive structures?

Anther Signup and view all the answers

What is the female reproductive organ in a flower called?

Gynoecium Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure called that consists of a whorl of stamens representing the male reproductive organ?

Androecium Signup and view all the answers

What kind of anther does a typical angiosperm have with each lobe having two theca?

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What is the function of the tapetum in a microsporangium?

Which structure is responsible for the dehiscence of an anther?

What is the function of the sporogenous tissue in a microsporangium?

What do the microspores develop into as the anthers mature?

How are microspores arranged when they are first formed?

What do the opened anthers release upon dehiscence?

What initiates several hormonal and structural changes in a plant leading to the differentiation and development of the floral primordium?

Which part of a typical stamen attaches to the thalamus or petal of the flower?

Which part of a typical stamen bears the male reproductive structures?

What is the female reproductive organ in a flower called?

What is the structure called that consists of a whorl of stamens representing the male reproductive organ?

What kind of anther does a typical angiosperm have with each lobe having two theca?

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